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Arrivals resume at Sicily's Catania airport after Etna eruption 08 Aug 2026 - 11:16 pm
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Central India woman survives five venomous snake bites, makes full recovery  08 Aug 2026 - 10:17 pm
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Pakistani army officer, seven militants killed during security operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province 08 Aug 2026 - 09:25 pm
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Iraq's oil exports dramatically plunge amid Strait of Hormuz closure 08 Aug 2026 - 09:16 pm
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Three Lebanese soldiers injured in ammunition explosion in southern Lebanon 08 Aug 2026 - 08:18 pm
A Lebanese army soldier stands on guard by his armoured vehicle in the southern Lebanese village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah which was previously badly damaged by the Israeli military on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP) /
US Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General 08 Aug 2026 - 07:11 pm
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche swears-in before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
Oman condemns attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz, calls for avoiding interference with negotiations 08 Aug 2026 - 06:45 pm
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Toll in Thai school shooting rises to eight after child dies: ministry 08 Aug 2026 - 06:37 pm
Police gather outside the house where a teenage suspect is suspected of killing his grandparents before carrying out a school shooting in Nonthaburi province, north of Thailand's capital Bangkok, on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Chanakarn LAOSARAKHAM / AFP)
Drone explodes near gas pipeline in Bulgaria: Bulgaria's PM 08 Aug 2026 - 06:17 pm
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Muscat Stock Exchange index rises for second consecutive week 08 Aug 2026 - 05:56 pm
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Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip rises to 73,384 08 Aug 2026 - 05:39 pm
A general view shows destruction in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 31, 2026. Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP
Over 40,000 affected by flooding after embankment breach in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady 08 Aug 2026 - 03:29 pm
Rescuers evacuate residents in Laymyethna township in Ayeyarwady region, Myanmar, Aug. 1, 2026. (Myanmar Fire Services Department/Handout via Xinhua)
Rugby player in Japan dies of suspected 'severe heatstroke': club 08 Aug 2026 - 01:12 pm
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US senate confirms Todd Blanche for attorney general 08 Aug 2026 - 12:00 pm
(FILES) Acting US Attorney General todd blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026.  (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
Fire crews tame Rotterdam waste plant blaze 08 Aug 2026 - 11:48 am
This photograph shows a fire in construction waste at a recycling company near the port of Rotterdam, in Rotterdam on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeffrey Groeneweg / ANP / AFP)
Etna ash suspends arrivals at Italy's Catania airport 08 Aug 2026 - 11:38 am
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Death toll from Japan's Kumamoto earthquake rises to 39 08 Aug 2026 - 10:36 am
People receive relief materials at a shelter in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Australian outbreak of H5N1 bird flu surpasses 200 cases 08 Aug 2026 - 10:19 am
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